CPEN Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
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WhatBclassBofBmedicationBisBDiltiazem?B-BAnswerCalciumBchannelBblocker.
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BAnswerVariola/SmallBPox
InfectionBinBwhichBtheBaccompanyingBrashBprogressesBcentrally,BthenBoutwardBtoBtheBlimbs.B-
BAnswerChickenBPox
TheBsizeBorBgaugeBofBtheBneedleBusedBcontributesBdirectlyBtoBwhichBsideBeffectBpostBLP?B-
BAnswerPostBSpinalBHeadachce
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BAnswerPneumoniaBorBAcuteBChestBSyndrome
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nBtheBcaseBofBoverdoseBorBpoisoning?B-BAnswerSodiumBbi-carb
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BAnswerEBVBwBMononucliousis
WhatBisBaBcommonBcauseBofBmultipleBbrainBabscessesBinBchildren?B-
BAnswerCyanoticBHeartBDisease
ABnewbornBshowsBsignsBofBlethargy,Bhypotension,BashBcoloredBskin,BandBabdominalBdistentio
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BAnswerChloramphenicol.BThisBmedicationBmayBcauseB"grayBbabyBsyndrome."
, WhichBmechanicalBcardiacBfunctionBisBoccurringBduringBtheBPBwave?B-
BAnswerAtrialBcontraction
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WhatBcanBhappenBuponBadministrationBofBaBbetaBblockerBtoBaBpatientBwithBanyBtypeBofBhe
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ChildrenBmakeBupBwhichBportionBofBEDBvisitsBeachByear?B-BAnswer20%BorB119Bmillion
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBinjuryBinBchildren?B-BAnswerFalls
WhatBpercentageBofBchildrenBhadBnoBhealthcareBvisitsBtoBtheBofficeBorBclinicBinBtheBpastB12
Bmonths?B-BAnswer14.4%
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBforBAfricanBAmericansBagedB10-24Byears?B-
BAnswerHomicide
WhatBisBtheBmostBcommonBillnessBthatBchildrenBareBadmittedBfor?B-BAnswerAsthma
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBforBinfantsB28BdaysBtoB11Bmonths?B-
BAnswerSIDSBandBcongenitalBanomalies.
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBafterBtheBageBofB1Byear?B-BAnswerInjury
ChildrenBareBatBincreasedBriskBforBwhatBduringBintubation?B-BAnswerRightBstemBintubation
ChildrenBwithBaBrespiratoryBrateBofB_____BorBgreaterBareBatBriskBforBrespiratoryBarrest.B-
BAnswer60BbreathsBperBminute.BABslowBorBirregularBrateBisBanBominousBsign.
WhatBdoBchildrenBheavilyBrelyBonBforBrespirations?B-
BAnswerTheirBdiaphragm.BAttemptBtoBmaintainBchildrenBinBaBsittingBposition.
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DifferenceBbetweenBbacterialBandBviralBconjunctivitis.B-
BAnswerBacterialBwillBcauseBpurulentBeyeBdrainage,BaBviralBinfectionBwillBnot.
WhatBclassBofBmedicationBisBDiltiazem?B-BAnswerCalciumBchannelBblocker.
______________BinfectionsBusuallyBbeginBinBtheBoralBmucosaBandBareBveryBcontagious.B-
BAnswerVariola/SmallBPox
InfectionBinBwhichBtheBaccompanyingBrashBprogressesBcentrally,BthenBoutwardBtoBtheBlimbs.B-
BAnswerChickenBPox
TheBsizeBorBgaugeBofBtheBneedleBusedBcontributesBdirectlyBtoBwhichBsideBeffectBpostBLP?B-
BAnswerPostBSpinalBHeadachce
SickleBcellBdiseaseBmayBpresentBwithBwhichBotherBdiseaseBprocesses?B-
BAnswerPneumoniaBorBAcuteBChestBSyndrome
WhichBmedicationBisBoftenBusedBtoBenhanceBeliminationBofBacidicBdrugsBsuchBasBSalicylateBi
nBtheBcaseBofBoverdoseBorBpoisoning?B-BAnswerSodiumBbi-carb
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBaBrectalBformBofBbenzodiazepine?B-BAnswerDiastat
TreatmentBofBwhichBvirusBmayBcauseBaBrashBwithoutBaBtrueBpenicillinBallergy?B-
BAnswerEBVBwBMononucliousis
WhatBisBaBcommonBcauseBofBmultipleBbrainBabscessesBinBchildren?B-
BAnswerCyanoticBHeartBDisease
ABnewbornBshowsBsignsBofBlethargy,Bhypotension,BashBcoloredBskin,BandBabdominalBdistentio
n.BWhatBmedicationBwasBtheBmotherBmostBlikelyBtaking?B-
BAnswerChloramphenicol.BThisBmedicationBmayBcauseB"grayBbabyBsyndrome."
, WhichBmechanicalBcardiacBfunctionBisBoccurringBduringBtheBPBwave?B-
BAnswerAtrialBcontraction
WhichBembryonicBlayerBgivesBriseBtoBtheBtoothBenamel?B-BAnswerEctoderm
WhatBcanBhappenBuponBadministrationBofBaBbetaBblockerBtoBaBpatientBwithBanyBtypeBofBhe
artBblock?B-BAnswerABcompleteBheartBblock
ChildrenBmakeBupBwhichBportionBofBEDBvisitsBeachByear?B-BAnswer20%BorB119Bmillion
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBinjuryBinBchildren?B-BAnswerFalls
WhatBpercentageBofBchildrenBhadBnoBhealthcareBvisitsBtoBtheBofficeBorBclinicBinBtheBpastB12
Bmonths?B-BAnswer14.4%
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBforBAfricanBAmericansBagedB10-24Byears?B-
BAnswerHomicide
WhatBisBtheBmostBcommonBillnessBthatBchildrenBareBadmittedBfor?B-BAnswerAsthma
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBforBinfantsB28BdaysBtoB11Bmonths?B-
BAnswerSIDSBandBcongenitalBanomalies.
WhatBisBtheBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBafterBtheBageBofB1Byear?B-BAnswerInjury
ChildrenBareBatBincreasedBriskBforBwhatBduringBintubation?B-BAnswerRightBstemBintubation
ChildrenBwithBaBrespiratoryBrateBofB_____BorBgreaterBareBatBriskBforBrespiratoryBarrest.B-
BAnswer60BbreathsBperBminute.BABslowBorBirregularBrateBisBanBominousBsign.
WhatBdoBchildrenBheavilyBrelyBonBforBrespirations?B-
BAnswerTheirBdiaphragm.BAttemptBtoBmaintainBchildrenBinBaBsittingBposition.